The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-22
Our Congressman Hard at Work.
Their Influence Already Being Felt
in the House Organization.
Enloe 8 Proposition TO Stop Printing
tho Congressional Record.
Ways and Means Committee To
Bo Announced Today.
Petitions and Bills presented-Largo
Number OF Postmastcrs Confirmed
Findings OF the Court of
Claims Capital Notes.
snccLnl nIsnnl-h ,n lnc Annrnl.

Slhlms ShpltN NOtes,
Special Dispatch 'o The Appeal.
WAsmNGroN Dee 2l..-'rhc three young
men from Tennessee In the House rhclan,
Enluc aud Washington, have proved 10 bo
true to the old rule that southern men mako
the best mcmbcr,by their manner ut getting
down Ia their work At least the hr,t Two
have made ,hcm4clycs felt already in tho
organization nl the House. ON Mr. Phcan's
recommendation the select committee on
American shipping and ship.buildcr> was
made standing committee with tho
title Of the american merchant
marine and fisheries" There seems 10 be
an mdisposition, however, to adopt his sug-
gc,rions IN ncid Ia the formation OF tho
committee ON epidemic diseases.
The committee on rules is seriously con-
sidcring the proposition made hy Mr. Enlod
to stop the publication 0t the Congressional
Record, aud while II I, hardly likely that IL
will bc done cntircly, something In that di-
rrCiiuu is almost certain tp come of IL.
WAYS AM MEANS COMMITTEE.
The WaNs and mean, committee will be- an-
nuuur,d tomorrow together with those nu
appropriations and accounts From very
reliable source your correspondent obtained
the following names a. the members uf tho
WAYS aud means committees Roger \. Mills,
oi Texas. chairman; : ;. Cox ol New York;
BENTON MuMilliu, ut lunurs,ce, 4. ". llrcck.
iuridsy, ul Nrluu#s, W q breckenridge, of
| Kentucky Gay ut Louisiana, Turner, of
| Georgia. Bymul ul Indiana; ". d. Kelly,
II Pcunsyl,nuiu. Browne. uf Indiana; Thus.
II. Reed, ut Maine. Vim. Mckcntry, nj Ohio,
aud either Tong, ut Massachusetts ar Ryan,
| ol Kansas, with odd. Ia favor of the latter
PRIVATE nuts INTHoprrrp.
Representative Richardson tolay intro
duccd iu the House M the hill, NJ private
nature, ui which "a lisi hHs been before
printed IN 'Iur ArIINL Mr. Mcl,lc, uf Ar
| kansas nlyp introduced O larrr number OF
| private bills This action was taken under
/ the new rule reported tuduy FROM the COM
mittco oi rule urlrring that ull bills, except
! tiu,r ul general character, must hc intro
| duccd through the pyiitinn.hoN, ium thcu
| they will br referred tn thp appropriate cu,a-
! m'ttrcs. Instead oi over 900 cupir. uf bills
| hriur printed. o. has formerly hr,u the ease.
| under lhc new fuly only iupcupir- ui private
hills aud 00o oi general bills can ho printed.
conn % CLAIMS FINDINGS.
The finding, of the court uf claims In tho
following eases referred a. IL were reported
Ia the House today aud The claimants adj
| Judged entitled a. the respective amounts
affixed David Scurluton. oi Adams county,
Miss, S,'n. Johuri T.. Hall, of lee county.
Ark 's'o and Edwin Dickinson, of sum.
mcUill' Faycltc county Tcnp 500.
Epw AM ArEiysoN's frrom.
! The President to-day Transmitted 10 Com
! gre. the report col Mr EdWurl Atkinson of
| Massachusetts. who. De- SAYS. was "spcrn'lv
] d. 4 "A. ~
turDyta iNy acts ul tuuEfysa, Ia Writ the fuun-
uial rcutcr ul Europe iu upluf tp ascertain
! the feasibility ul establishing hy iutrma-
| u1u1l standard iiNity of ratio between tho
| two precious metal, Boo free ruiul"p uf both"
! Mr. Atkinson summaries thc results of his
! iuIuir.,, under four bead. as follows:
a. There " np prospect ui amy change In
| The prHsDui monetary system ui any Euro
] p.iu state which can muliiy ur influence
| ihr financial policy ui thu United States at
| th, prr.rui time.
! - There are no indications n lu, change
/ Boo tlr uulirN ui thr financial authorities 90
/ ilr several State visited hy me. which war
| rant any expectation TINT The subject oi a
/ I' metallic treaty iur common legal iyudcr,
/ coupled With thr Irru ruiuuru ui silver viii
/ hr seriously lU.lrud ui lhr present limo
] hy fhIm.
| "g There o. uo indication that the subject
| ul hi.muillli.w lIus received any intelligent
ur serious consideration outside uf smail
| circle Boo Du,l country uHiu,d, us probable
/ ur possible umHlN iur the existing causes
I uI ulIrH.d I.rr sion iu tuir.
| q There /. 900 considerable politically
! Organized body uf influential person. in any
| country with which O. combination could hn
| made II such combination ur cooperation
we're desirable un the part ul similar body
/ loo tbu United States. iur ppWuIIus any
| definite urUuDiIuhlr measure HI l,r't.at.un
| lr bring about ihp Idupiiuuul tIy Nl metallic
| theory. ar,urliuF Goo ihu commonly accepted
muluiug ul thIt tUrW The discussion Il, ~
| ypt almost wholly personal, and without
! concentration ui puru,oso or the prc-rntation
| ui we'll Devised measures capable ~ being
| acted upon"
Mr. Atkinson most important conclusion
I from his observations is that 10 would be- un-
wise and iuryUrliput Tor thn United states
| tU Brliu take The initiative Zoe promoting Tho
action for general adoption. 90 70 hi.nrtnllid
/ l.fsul tender coupled with the free coinage
uf silver for the reason that such action Is
mIsluustrurl, nnd may tend tu rriurl rather
than tu promote the object aimed at
iNTrEyAL uEyrSuE COLLECTIONS.
The collections of internal revenue for tho
UHI ryr months uf the present fiscal year
amounted tu lii. Np. 80 being nu increase of
| tantt,l2 H- compared with Tee corresponds
Iua p,rul of la,t year There WIS an In
crease ui ~ uir h,t Doe the ugriIis from spir-
Ifs. ut ituU.l ON tobacco ul S5i, ,tl2 on
LIQUORS. uf ,ii lE uu ulyuWIUiuuo aud an
/ increase ui $50 ON hanks aud bankers. Tho
.Hiy decrease was iu the collections on mis-
/ .. uuuuus objects ut taxation which were
s lN Ices th1n last ycar Tho receipts of
November lust wcrc s5iN,"13 more than those
,uf tbg same month last year
ruHIgN LABOR
Secretary FaIrhild took official notice TO-
dos IT the report that 2,OOO Belgian miners
rH fp bc imported a. take the place II tho
r Urr in the Lehigh region, now ON n
strike. lie sent kilograms to the collectors
ui customs at New York Philadelphia, Dos
tom aud baltimore, instructing them 10 bo
,HIunt In preventing any violation of tho